Game-board.



-Patented July 27, 1915.

@MMQW W o NlT HARRY IVI. ALTICK, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

GAME-BOARD.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HARRY M. ALTICK, a citizen of the Unitedl States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Game-Boards; and l do declare the following to be a full, clear, and AeXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine, reference being had to thel accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which forma part of this specification.

rThis invention relates to new and useful improvements in game boards or devices and has for its object the provision of an improved device of this class which is capable of interesting both young and old persons and is especially adapted for indoor amusement. The attractive features of the game, however, render it available for club entertainment or out-door entertainment during;

the proper seasons of the year so that the range of usefulness of the device is not limited to indoor pastime.

The game consists of a square or rectangular board l, as shown in the accompanying drawing. Upon this board there. is arranged any desirable number of circular figures 2 of uniform size which are placed or arranged to intersect each other at four l points 3 at equal distances apart thus dividing each circle into four equal parts. The intersecting points 3 form and mark four stations or resting places on each circle and the same are used in playing a game. The game is designed to resemble the movement or maneuvers of opposing or fighting armies. At the beginning of the game, a number of mon or units are arranged at opposite ends of the board, equi-distant from the center thereof, so that the start is equal, or, by consent of the players, the units or men may be placed on other sections of the board, as an army defending a city, fort, or mountain pass, the opposing army to make the attack.

The armies or opposing forces may be com` posed of any number of men or units as agreed upon by the players and these men or units may be constructed to represent infantry, cavalry, artillery, etc., one set of men or units being contrasted from the other.

The players may move alternately but are limited only to one movement of each unit in the play from the station or intersecting Specieation of Letters Patent..

Patented July 27, i915.

Application filed November 9, 1914. Serial No. 870,966.

.point 3 on which it rests to the next station Vunit may be jumped and thus captured when caught in the same circle between an opposing unit and a vacant station or intersecting point 3, and two units may be captured in the same circle if there is an intervening vacant station or intersecting point 3 between them and the opposing unit and the opposing unit occupies the stationl opposite said'vacant station, thus permitting a complete circular jump or movement to the starting point. Two or more men or units may be jumped and captured in adjoining circles 2, provided they occupy a station or intersecting point 3 opposite each other, so that the jumping unit can jump in a half circle, landing on a vacant station or intersecting point 3 that enables it to make another half circle jump and continuing in like manner until blocked or there are no more men to jump. The game may be continued until one army or opposing force is captured or cornered and rendered unable to extricate itself, or by agreement, the game is won, when an army is reduced to a certain small number of units,l or a section marked ias a fort, city or stronghold, is occupied by the larger army. Itis obvious that the men or units may be varied in their form, for example, stamped, marked or shaped in designs representing and designating officers, soldiers, cavalry, artillery, etc., giving to each a certain value in points, and when a player has captured a certain number of points amounting to an agreed total, he wins the game or contest.

In the drawing on several of the spaces 3 are shown characters representing units of the opposing forces, these characters indicating the rank of the units, that is to say, whether they are oflicers or soldiers of lower rank. The units of the opposing forces are differentiated in the drawing by single circles shaded and other circles in the spaces 3 not shaded, the letters A, C and I designating artillery, cavalry, infantry, etc. Forts, cities, or strongholds may be arranged on the board by excluding a certain part of the designs or circles from the movement of the nien or units thereon. In other words, a section or sections of the designs or circles 2 may be excluded from the movements of the units and such section or sections be thus considered a point or points to be captured in playing the game. For example, a certain number of the circles 2 may be arranged in different colors from the others and the number of such circles so differentiated may be considered a fort or city around which the opposing forces may contend for its capture. Or, as shown in the drawing, a section may be excluded from theV moving forces by means of a plate 4 which may be arranged over a. portion of the circular designs 2 and made secure in such position by inserting opposite ends 5 thereof into slits G which are prepared in the board at any suitable point or points. The capture of one of these designated forts, cities or strongholds depends upon the greater number of units of one or lthe other force coming in proximity thereto, and the value of such in points may be determined upon by the players.

As illustrated in the accompanying drawing, the board is shown provided with a se'- of otherrthan circular form but which intersect at uniform points.

Having described my invention, I claim-n A game device of the class specified, comprising a board having a plurality of uniform circles or figures arranged thereon each of which intersects with four other of such circles or figures, each circle' having the points of such intersection enlarged to provide spaces from and to which men or units may be moved in playing Vthe game, two series of such movable men or units one series being distinguished in appearance from the other, and means for excluding the movement of said units from a portion of the board and whereby such portion of the board so excluded vconstitutes a contention in the game.

In testimony whereof I a'fiixmy signature, in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY M. ALTICIQ Witnesses WELLIE GALLowAY, MATTHEW SIEBLER.

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